Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 14, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Express

If you loved The Express, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
El Chicano

El Chicano

2019★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law....

#2
All About Ah-Long

All About Ah-Long

1989★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Ah-Long, a father living a low-class lifestyle, while trying to raise his son, Porky. The strong bond between father and son is tested when a chance encounter from Ah-Long's ex-gir...

#3
Babylon

Babylon

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles wi...

#4
Special ID

Special ID

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A career-long undercover Hong Kong cop is sent to Mainland China when his former protégé becomes the primary suspect in a murder....

#5
Hardball

Hardball

2001★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

An aimless young man who is scalping tickets, gambling and drinking, agrees to coach a Little League team from the Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago as a condition of gettin...

#6
The Lords of Flatbush

The Lords of Flatbush

1974★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Express for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase girls, steal cars, shoot pool, get into stre...

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